Sri Lanka troops break up protesters’ camp
Sri Lankan security forces raided the main anti-government protest camp at the President’s Secretariat here early on Friday, arresting nine people and injuring several others, as the protesters continued to occupy the sensitive area despite the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa as president. The decision to evict the anti-government protesters came a day after Ranil Wickremesinghe […]
Shaheen out of second Sri Lanka Test with knee injury
GALLE: Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has been ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka with a knee injury, the team said Thursday. Shaheen, a left-arm quick, played a key part in the tourists’ opening win on Wednesday in Galle as he took four wickets in the first innings. Shaheen, key for […]
Prosperity for farmers
In order to make the farmers enjoy the fruits of prosperity, the government has taken a slew of measures in Jammu and Kashmir in this direction. In the last two years, we have come out with a viable strategy to achieve the historic task of ensuring higher incomes to our farmers. We have overcome several […]
Jammu-Srinagar Highway To remain Closed Tomorrow: Officials
Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, shall remain closed for traffic on Friday, officials said. The thoroughfare was blocked by shooting stones, landslides in Ramban district, especially at Mehad area since Wednesday night. “Tomorrow (July 22) no vehicular movement shall be allowed from either side on Jammu-Srinagar highway […]
CS calls for roll out of BUDS Act
Asks for putting in place robust measures to save people’s interests SRINAGAR, JULY 21: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today called for roll out of Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes (BUDS) Act in Jammu and Kashmir within a month, which provides for a comprehensive mechanism to prevent malpractices relating to deposit-taking activities by unscrupulous […]
Online registration for PMSSS open for academic year 2022-23
Students can register on official website aicte-jk-scholarship-gov.in SRINAGAR, JULY 21: The online registration of Prime Ministers Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) is open for the academic year 2022-23 for students of J&K. The eligible students can register themselves on the official website, aicte-jk-scholarship-gov.in A special J&K Cell in AICTE deals with implementation of PMSSS in […]
505 Covid-19 Cases, No Death Reported In J&K
Jammu and Kashmir reported 505 covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike in more than five and a half months, even as there was no death due to the virus during the time, officials said on Thursday. 277 cases were reported from Jammu division and 228 from Kashmir division, taking the […]
IIT Indore alumni, create history by managing solid waste at Baltal with zero landfill
By: Javaid Bhatt VOV Baltal Swaha Resource Management, a start up of IIT Indore alumni, who have been given the task of solid waste management at Baltal base camp have been able to manage the same as their company ‘Swaha Resource Management’ has been able to make the Amarnath yatra free of solid waste with […]
4 residential houses damaged in Khanyar blaze
At least four residential houses were damaged in a fire incident in Lone Mohalla near Marriage Hall Khanyar in Srinagar on Thursday morning, reports said here. Reports reaching the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that four residential houses belonging to Bilal Ahmad Haroon and Muneer Ahmad Haroon, Mohammad Yaqoob Lone, Mushtaq Ahmad Dandroo and […]
ED quizzes Sonia Gandhi: Congress slams Modi govt for ‘misusing’ probe agencies
The Congress on Thursday slammed the Modi government for “misusing” probe agencies against opposition leaders and staged protests against the Enforcement Directorate’s questioning of Sonia Gandhi, alleging the ruling BJP is treating the opposition as its enemies. Senior Congress leaders, including some MPs, courted arrest outside the party headquarters here to protest the ED action. […]
